Nonstop flight route between Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Abuja, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), Abuja, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,555 miles (or 7,331 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLE / VRMM |
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Location: | Hulhulé Island, Maldives |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°11'30"N by 73°31'44"E |
Area Served: | Malé, Maldives |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Maldives |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLE |
More Information: | MLE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABV / DNAA |
Airport Name: | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport |
Location: | Abuja, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°0'24"N by 7°15'47"E |
Area Served: | Abuja |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1123 feet (342 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABV |
More Information: | ABV Maps & Info |
Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):
- On 26 July 2011, Male' International Airport was officially renamed as 'Ibrahim Nasir International Airport' in memory of Ibrahim Nasir, 2nd President of the Maldives.
- Ibrahim Nasir International first started out as a small strip of land in the then inhabited island of Hulhulé.
- In September 2010, GMR-MAHB consortium registered "GMR Malé International Airport Pvt.
- In late 2012, the government of Maldives declared that the concession agreement was void ab initio and on 27 November 2012 gave GMIAL a deadline of 7 days to evict the airport'.
- The furthest airport from Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,289 miles (18,168 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- MACL continued to own the Male' International Airport and manage some of the other airports in Maldives.
- The airport came 5th in a survey conducted by PrivateFly during October and November 2011, to find the world's best airport approaches.
- In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
- Because of Ibrahim Nasir International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Today, Ibrahim Nasir International is well connected with major airports around the world, mostly serving as the main gateway into the Maldives for tourists.
- The closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of MLE.
Facts about Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV):
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport handled 618,360 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (meaning Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,515 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- The closest airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Minna Airport (MXJ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NW of ABV.
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Plans were invited for the construction of a second runway.